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    Home » Glossary

    List of Lentils, Legumes or pulses in English, Hindi and other languages

    Published: Feb 12, 2016 · Last Modified: Apr 1, 2020 by Kanan Patel / 11 Comments

    Glossary of Lentils, Legumes or pulses in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

    List of Lentils, Legumes or pulses in English, Hindi and other languages
    Very frequently (almost daily) used lentils in my kitchen or every Indian kitchen

    Lentil (and legume) is staple food in every Indian home. For my family, a bowl of dal is a comfort food and we make it every single day. Every household has their own recipe/version of cooking it.

    Legumes/beans provide protein, fiber, iron, potassium and magnesium while containing no or little total fat, trans-fat, sodium and cholesterol. These can be a valuable part of any plant-based diet because they are rich in several nutrients and serve as a meat-alternative and contain the full complement of amino acids when paired with grains.

    List of Lentils, Legumes or pulses in English, Hindi and other languages
    Legumes which we love most at home (White chickpeas or chole is missing in the pic)

    Below is the handy table that may help you. The first column has English name and following columns have names in Indian regional languages. You will notice the links in the English column. Those links will provide you the list of recipes made using that ingredient.

    If I have missed any or if you know any regional language names, please let me know in comments below.

    I will try to add other languages in future. Your help is greatly appreciated.

    English Hindi Gujarati Marathi Tamil Telugu Malayalam
    Bengal gram, split and skinned Chana dal Chana ni dal Harbaryachi /chanyachi dal Kadalai paruppu Samaga Pappu Kadala parippu
    Bengal gram, whole (Black chickpeas) Kala chana desi chana Harbhara Konda kadalai Sanagalu Kadala
    Bengal gram, roasted and split Dalia Dalia Chivda dal Pottu kadalai Putnalupappu Varutha Kadala
    Black eyed beans/peas Lobia (Chawli) Chola - Karamani Bobbarlu Payar
    Black gram, split and skinned Urad dal, dhuli Adad ni dal Udid dal Ulutham paruppu Minapa pappu Uzhunnu parippu
    Black gram, split and with skin Urad dal chilka Fotrawali adad ni dal Udid dal Ulutham Paruppu Ulutham Paruppu Uzhunnu parippu
    Black gram, whole Sabut urad Akha adad Udid Muzhu ulundu Minumulu Uzhunnu
    Chickpea, green Hara cholia Lila chana Harbhara - - -
    Chickpea, white (Garbanzo beans) Kabuli chana, chole kabuli chana Harbhara Kothukadalai Mudip Chenagulu Vella Kadala
    Cowpeas, red Lobia Choli Chawli Karamani Payir Alasandulu Vanpayar
    Field beans Val Val - - - -
    Green gram, split and skinned Moong dal, dhuli Mag ni dal Mugachi dal Payatham paruppu Pesarapappu Cheruparipu
    Green gram, split and with skin Moong dal chilka Fotrawali mag ni dal Mugachi dal - - -
    Green gram, whole Sabut moong Mag Mug Pachai payaru Pesarlu Cherupayar
    Horse gram Kulith (kulthi) Kalathi Kulthacha pith Kutirai kiram Gurraṁ grāma Muthira
    Lentil, pink and split Masoor dal Masur ni dal Masurachi dal Massor Paruppu Misur Pappu Masoor Parippu
    Lentil, brown and whole Sabut masoor Akha masur - - - -
    Moth beans Matki Math Matki Nari payaru - -
    Peas, green Hara matar Lila vatana - Pattani Pachi batani Pattani
    Peas, black Kala matar Kala vatana Kala vatana - - -
    Peas, white Safed matar Safed vatana - Pattani Pachi batani Pattani
    Pigeon peas Arhar dal (Toor dal) Tuver ni dal Turichi dal Tuvaram paruppu kandi pappu Thuvara
    Red kidney beans Rajma Rajma Rajma Rajma Yerra Chikkudu Ginjalu Rajma

    References:

    • www.google.com
    • www.wikipedia.com
    • The Essential Marathi Cookbook by Kumudi Marathe
    • Southern Flavours: The Best of South Indian Cuisine
    • The essential Kerala Cookbook by Vijayan Kannampilly

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    1. Chandrakant Shah

      February 14, 2022 at 3:20 pm

      I am an older gentleman (85 yrs); our physician has ordered salt and sugar-free diet for my wife. I am lost as to how to make palatable meals, particularly Indian meals as they are always presalted. Please, if anyone knows recipes without salt I would be happy to receive them.
      Thanks

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      • Kanan Patel

        February 17, 2022 at 8:24 am

        Sorry, I am not an expert in that matter. In my opinion, one need to develop a taste/palate for less-salt or no-salt food for low sodium diet.

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